Finland - RSS Feedhttp://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=55479ITC welcomes Finland’s new ambassadorITC’s Executive Director Patricia Francis on 26 July welcomed HE Ms P&#228;ivi Kairamo, Finland’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN and international organizations Geneva. Ms Kairamo, who presented her credentials to the UN’s Director-General...http://www.intracen.org/itc-welcomes-finlands-new-ambassador/2012-07-31 10:54Participants from around the globe contribute to ITC benchmarking pilot programme roundtableTop executives from the trade support organizations (TPOs) of Australia, Botswana, Colombia, Finland, Malaysia and Uganda took part in an ITC organised workshop to discuss the results of the pilot application of a new TPO performance and benchmarking model of assessment…http://www.intracen.org/news/Participants-from-around-the-globe-contribute-to-ITC-benchmarking-pilot-programme-roundtable/2011-12-06 07:10Trade goes mobile in LiberiaThe International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Angie Brooks International Centre (ABIC) have launched a project in Liberia which allows traders to buy and sell products through their mobile phones. The Trade at Hand (T@H) service was announced by H.E....http://www.intracen.org/news/Trade-goes-mobile-in-Liberia/2011-08-24 04:4203.06.03.00 - Sales of fairtrade coffee, 2002 - 2007, roasted - in metric tonnes *(3)Market
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007Total
Sales
15,654
19,87324,22233,99152,07762,209Austria409
463519571747836Belgium632763865
9121,0471,096Canada4256258261,4012,2683,379Denmark655543550600733897Finland109113120137284663France1,3862,3682,7845,3426,1756,605Germany2,9422,8652,9813,2783,9084,350Ireland60100126166304475Italy243230225243260323Japan102255130147221Luxembourg6865708891105Netherlands3,1403,0962,9822,8602,8453,029Norway232313366436484654Spain---13193377Sweden2892943755209531,937Switzerland1,2461,5501,4621,4871,5351,570United
Kingdom1,954
2,8893,3394,4826,2388,340United
States1,8543,5746,57711,24023,56826,895Austr.http://www.intracen.org/03060300---Sales-of-fairtrade-coffee-2002---2007-roasted---in-metric-tonnes-3/2011-03-23 17:2305.02.02.00 - Bagged coffee in containers: risk of condensation(3)Condensation
occurs because moisture is always present in the air and
hygroscopic (water-attracting) materials such as coffee normally
contain a certain amount of moisture as well.http://www.intracen.org/05020200---Bagged-coffee-in-containers-risk-of-condensation3/2011-03-23 16:1812.08.01.00 - OTA - background(3)Mould is undesirable in
any product, and coffee is no exception. In recent years mould in
coffee has increasingly become associated with concerns over the
presence in food and beverages of ochratoxin A (OTA).http://www.intracen.org/12080100---OTA---background3/2011-03-23 16:0602.03.19.00 - Malta(3)Summary
dataPopulation: 410,000.2007 GBE imports 15,500 bags, 86% of which is soluble coffee,
mainly from the E.U.2006 GBE imports 29,000 bags.2005 GBE imports 16,000 bags.http://www.intracen.org/02031900---Malta3/2011-03-23 15:4402.03.18.00 - Lithuania(3)Summary
dataPopulation: 3.4 million.2007 GBE imports 336,000 bags; re-exports 105,000 bags2006 GBE imports 317,000 bags; re-exports 103,000 bagsGreen bean imports in 2007 only accounted for just over 1% of
imports;68% of 2007 imports were Roast and Ground (mainly from
Germany, Poland Sweden, Finland and Lativa);31% of 2007 imports were Soluble coffee (mainly from Poland,
Brazil, Germany, the UK, and India).http://www.intracen.org/02031800---Lithuania3/2011-03-23 15:4402.03.17.00 - Latvia(3)Summary
dataPopulation: 2.3 million.2007 GBE imports 151,000 bags; re-exports 20,000 bags.2006 GBE imports 191,000 bags; re-exports 47,000 bags.19% of imports in 2007 were green bean (primarily via countries
in the EU but also directly from Vietnam and others);46% of imports in 2007 were Roast and Ground (mainly from EU
countries); and 35% Soluble Coffee (mainly from EU countries, India
and Brazil).http://www.intracen.org/02031700---Latvia3/2011-03-23 15:4402.03.12.00 - Germany(3)Summary dataPopulation: 82.6 million.2007 green bean imports: 17.00 million bags;Brazils led with 28%. Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Peru and
Honduras represented 71% of 2007 green bean imports.http://www.intracen.org/02031200---Germany3/2011-03-23 15:4202.03.11.00 - France(3)Summary
dataPopulation: 61.7 million.2007 green bean imports: 4.096 million bags; Brazils led with
25%.Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia, Uganda and Peru,
represented 61% of total 2007 green bean imports.http://www.intracen.org/02031100---France3/2011-03-23 15:4202.03.10.00 - Finland(3)Summary dataPopulation: 5.3 million.2007 green bean imports: 1.12 million bags; Brazils led with
42%.Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Kenya represented
84% of 2007 green bean imports.http://www.intracen.org/02031000---Finland3/2011-03-23 15:4202.01.06.00 - Demand - Decaffeinated coffee(3)Decaffeinated coffee was developed
in Europe but achieved its first broad market in the United States
during the 1950s. World consumption of decaffeinated coffee is
difficult to gauge owing to the lack of separate data on this type
of coffee in many importing countries.http://www.intracen.org/02010600---Demand---Decaffeinated-coffee3/2011-03-23 15:39Empowering Women - Powering Trade(4)international women's colloquiumThe President Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia) and President Halonen (Finland) together with participants in the International Women's Colloquium, and as signatories of the Monrovia Declaration, urge leaders of the G20 countries, meeting in London on 2 April 2009 to:earmark funds for women in all responses to the financial crisis including recovery and stimulus packages ; and ensure appropriate delivery mechanisms are in place and functioning to channel trade financing to women.http://www.intracen.org/Empowering-Women---Powering-Trade4/2011-03-14 15:086Vol.7 N° 12 (1) - December 2006 Doha Round: India: March 2007 possible conclusion of Doha talks.Accessions: Laos launches first goods offering WTO accession bid.http://www.intracen.org/6/2011-03-11 20:15Engineering and Architectural ServicesEuropean Communities-Cariforum Economic Partnership AgreementEngineering and Architectural Services A Caribbean business can establish a practice in any EC country to provide the following:Engineering Services*Integrated Enfineering Services** Architectural Services***Urban Planning adn Landscape Architectural Services* Includes: a) advisory and consultative engineering services; b) engineering design services for the construction of foundations and building structures, mechanical and electrical installations for buildings, the construction of civil engineering works and for industrial processes and production; c) other engineering services during the construction and installation phase; and d) other engineering services.http://www.intracen.org/Engineering-and-Architectural-Services/2011-03-11 20:06Auditing and Taxation ServicesEuropean Communities-Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement Auditing and Taxation Services A Caribbean business can establish a practice in any EC country to provide the following:Accounting and Book-keeping ServicesAuditing Services Taxation Advisory ServicesThese opportunities are subject to:General reservations1Country specific reservationAustria: Foreign accountants', auditors' and taxation advisors' equity participation and shares in any Austrian legal entry may not exceed 25% if they are not members of the Austrian Professional Body.http://www.intracen.org/Auditing-and-Taxation-Services/2011-03-11 20:06Business Advocacy in ActionEuropean Communities-Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement Tourism and travel related services A Caribbean business can invest in establishing the following in any EC country: Hotel, Restaurant, Catering and Beverage servicesTravel / Tour Operator Agency Tourist Guide AgencySpa Services**Includes non-therapeutic massages, to the extent that they are provided as relaxation physical well-being services and not for medical or rehabilitation purposes (included within Business-Professional-Medical Services).http://www.intracen.org/Business-Advocacy-in-Action/2011-03-11 20:06ITC - World Trade Net - WTN(7)WTO: AccessionsMEDT: Russia's accession talks in final stagesAndrey Kushnirenko, Deputy Head of Trade Negotiations at the Russian Ministry for Economic Development and Trade (MEDT), has said that Russia's WTO accession talks are in their final stages.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN7/2011-03-11 19:52Lifting Liberia, Lifting the WorldIn many nations, the fight against poverty is both an ethical issue and a security imperative. Women leaders are convening in Liberia to commit to action to empower women at all levels to become effective leaders as it contributes to peace and international security - the precondition for development and poverty reduction./Lifting-Liberia-Lifting-the-World/2011-03-08 19:43Expand resources<p> Budget
For 2007 ITC's budget resources continued to grow so that the
annual expenditure was $60.9 million, an increase of 11%. As a sign
of growing confidence in ITC, the extrabudgetary (XB) budget grew
by over 15% when compared with 2006. The higher rate of growth in
the XB budget followed the trend of pr</p>http://www.tradeforum.org/Expand-resources/2011-03-08 19:37World Trade Center HelsinkiWorld Trade Center Helsinki Contact: Address:Aleksanterinkatu 17 P.O. Box 800 HELSINKI-00101 Finland Tel. Fax: :(003589) 6969 2020 (003589) 6969 2027 Email Web: :info@wtc.http://www.intracen.org/World-Trade-Center-Helsinki/2011-03-07 18:23The Central Chamber of Commerce of FinlandThe Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland Contact:Mr. Lasse Lehman Info. Specialist, Public Relations Address:Aleksanterinkatu 17 P.O. Box 1000 HELSINKI-00101 Finland Tel.http://www.intracen.org/The-Central-Chamber-of-Commerceof-Finland/2011-03-07 18:23The Central Association of Women EntrepreneursThe Central Association of Women Entrepreneurs Contact: President Address:Kaisaniemenkatu 1 B a 74 HELSINKI-00100 Finland Tel. Fax: :(003589) 68441410 (003589) 6222654 Email Web: :riitta.http://www.intracen.org/The-Central-Association-ofWomen-Entrepreneurs/2011-03-07 18:23Tampere Chamber of Commerce and IndustryTampere Chamber of Commerce and Industry Contact:Mr. Harri Jaskari Managing Director Address:Kehräsaari TAMPERE-33200 Finland Tel. Fax: :(003583) 2300555 (003583) 2300550 Email Web: :Harri.http://www.intracen.org/Tampere-Chamber-of-Commerceand-Industry/2011-03-07 18:23Ministry of Trade and Industry(9)Ministry of Trade and Industry Contact:Mr. Bo Göran Eriksson Head of Department Address:Ratakatu 3 P.O. Box 32 HELSINKI-00023 Finland Tel.http://www.intracen.org/Ministry-of-Trade-and-Industry9/2011-03-07 18:23Helsinki Chamber of CommerceHelsinki Chamber of Commerce Contact: Address:Kalevankatu 12 HELSINKI-00100 Finland Tel. Fax: :(003589) 228601 (003589) 22860228 Email Web: :kauppakamari@helsinki.http://www.intracen.org/Helsinki-Chamber-of-Commerce/2011-03-07 18:23Finland Trade Promotion Organization (FINPRO)Finland Trade Promotion Organization (FINPRO) Contact:Ms. Raija Toivonen Customer Advisor Address:Porkkalankatu 1 P.O. Box 358 HELSINKI-00181 Finland Tel.http://www.intracen.org/Finland-Trade-PromotionOrganization-FINPRO/2011-03-07 18:23FINNISH STANDARDS ASSOCIATION (SFS)FINNISH STANDARDS ASSOCIATION (SFS) Contact: Address:Maistraatinportti 2 P.O. Box 116 Helsinki-00241 Finland Tel. Fax: :+358 9 149 93 31 (TBT,ISO) +358 9 146 49 14 (TBT) Email Web: :wto@sfs.http://www.intracen.org/FINNISH-STANDARDS-ASSOCIATION-SFS/2011-03-07 16:52SESKO STANDARDIZATION OF FINLANDSESKO STANDARDIZATION OF FINLAND Contact:Mr. Tuomo ILOMAKI Secrétaire Address:P.O. Box 134 Helsinki-00211 Finland Tel. Fax: :+358 9/69 6391 +358 9/677 059 Email Web: :finc@sesko.http://www.intracen.org/SESKO-STANDARDIZATION-OF-FINLAND/2011-03-07 16:52Standards and Certification Bodies - EuropeNameCountryGENERAL DIRECTORATE OF STANDARDIZATION (DPS) Albania ÖSTERREICHISCHES NORMUNGSINSTITUT (Austrian Standards Institute) Austria INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CEREAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Austria International Commission on Illumination Austria Belarus National Committee of the IEC Belarus INSTITUT BELGE DE NORMALISATION (IBN) Belgium INTERNATIONAL BUREAU FOR THE STANDARDIZATION OF MAN-MADE Belgium WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION (WCO) Belgium EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL STANDARDIZATION Belgium European Committee for Standardization Belgium INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS, METROLOGY and INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (BASMP) Bosnia and Herzegovina Institute for Standards, Metrology and Intellectual Property of Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina BULGARIAN INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDIZATION (BDS) Bulgaria STATE OFFICE FOR STANDARDIZATION AND METROLOGY (DZNM) Croatia STATE OFFICE FOR STANDARDIZATION AND METROLOGY (DZNM) Croatia CZECH STANDARDS INSTITUTE (CSNI) Czech Republic CZECH OFFICE FOR STANDARDS, METROLOGY AND TESTING (COSMT) Czech Republic DANSK STANDARD (DS) (Danish Standards Association) Denmark INTERNATIONAL GAS UNION (IGU) Denmark ESTONIA CENTRE FOR STANDARDISATION (EVS)- Eesti Standardikekskus Estonia SESKO STANDARDIZATION OF FINLAND Finland FINNISH STANDARDS ASSOCIATION (SFS) Finland ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DE NORMALISATION (AFNOR) France EUROPEAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ETSI) France INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF REFRIGERATION (IIR) France INTERNATIONAL UNION OF TESTING AND RESEARCH LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS France INTERNATIONAL VINE AND WINE OFFICE (OIV) France International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) France International Institute of Welding France International Institute of Refrigeration France International Union of Railways France United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Org.http://www.intracen.org/Standards-and-Certification-Bodies---Europe/2011-03-07 16:34Trade-related Organisations - Europe(3)NameCountryDanish Trade Council Denmark Danish Chamber of Commerce Denmark Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Estonia Estonian Trade Council Estonia Estonian Trade Promotion Agency - Enterprise Estonia Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Estonia Finland Trade Promotion Organization (FINPRO) Finland Helsinki Chamber of Commerce Finland Ministry of Trade and Industry Finland Tampere Chamber of Commerce and Industry Finland The Central Association of Women Entrepreneurs Finland The Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland Finland World Trade Center Helsinki Finland Assemblée des chambres françaises de commerce et d'industrie (ACFCI) France Centre français du commerce extérieur (CFCE) France COLEACP - Comité de liaison Europe- Afrique - Caraïbes - Pacifique France Ministère de l'économie et des finances France Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Nantes et de St.http://www.intracen.org/Trade-related-Organisations---Europe3/2011-03-07 16:32Have TPOs Changed?National institutions are essential to increase trade in a sustainable way. The best trade promotion organizations continue to evolve in a fast-changing trade environment. This is the message in the first of three viewpoints about TPOs.This well known Chinese proverb is most relevant for any type of sustainable development. Amazingly, it is often ignored by technical assistance providers who, in their haste to do good and be seen to be doing good, often support the "quick fi x" or the "quick win". Many proceed on the basis that if the man is hungry, give him some fi sh. Th is allows the technical assistance provider to show immediate positive results and everyone is happy over the short term. Th e problem is that the man comes back tomorrow, hungry again, but by then the donor may have moved resources on to another "quick win" situation./Have-TPOs-Changed/2011-03-05 12:42South Africa: Reshaping the Foreign Trade DimensionWhen South Africa broke with apartheid, the country had to rethink its approach to business and trade. It selected ITC as the partner to help rebuild its trade strategy. Here is a portrait of an evolving strategy that helped South Africa fast-forward from isolation to integration in the global economy, boost incomes and become a magnet for investment./South-Africa-Reshaping-the-Foreign-Trade-Dimension/2011-03-05 12:13Bitter or Better Future for Coffee Producers?The coffee market is over-supplied. With the price of coffee at its lowest in a century, there will be winners and losers in the fierce competition for exports. Getting producers to "add value" to coffee and earn more revenue is a commonly proposed solution. However, this proposal is complex and, for many producers, unrealistic./Bitter-or-Better-Future-for-Coffee-Producers/2011-03-05 11:31ITC Sets a Course for Double-digit GrowthITC set a course for double-digit growth during discussions with donors and beneficiaries at its annual meeting, the Joint Advisory Group on the International Trade Centre (26-30 April)./ITC-Sets-a-Course-for-Double-digit-Growth/2011-03-05 11:30Geographical markets and large brandsChapter 5 - Market segments -Organic cotton: an opportunity for tradeThe United States is the biggest market for organic cotton and eco-textiles. Current organic cotton consumption in the form of apparel end-products in the United States is roughly estimated at 9,500 tons (41% of the world total) against 7,000 tons in Europe (30% of total).http://www.intracen.org/Geographical-markets-and-large-brands/2011-03-03 14:39Associations by geographic area: Finland1.The Finnish Bar Associationhttp://www.intracen.org/Associations-by-geographic-area-Finland/2011-03-02 19:01Associations by country : F1.Fiji2.Finland3.Francehttp://www.intracen.org/Associations-by-country-F/2011-03-02 19:00European Company Lawyers AssociationOfficial nameAssociation européenne des juristes d'entreprisesAddressBezuidenhoutseweg 12 P.O.Box 93002CityLa HayeCountryNetherlandsPostal code2509 AATelephone+31 70 349 04 10Fax+31 70 349 04 17URLhttp://www.http://www.intracen.org/European-Company-Lawyers-Association/2011-03-02 18:51